Healthy enough to work up to age 67 and beyond? A longitudinal population-based study on time trends in working life expectancy free of cardiovascular diseases based on German health insurance data.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Due to the rising life expectancy in Western countries, the discussion about the increase in the retirement age is becoming more important. However, the prolongation of working lives cannot be implemented successfully without considering the health status of the (potential) employees. In this study, time trends in working life expectancy (WLE) free of widespread cardiovascular diseases (CVD) as well as the proportion of CVD-free working life years are reported.

Methods

Claims data from a German statutory health insurance provider is used to analyse CVD-free WLE. Three periods were defined to assess time trends: 2006-2008 (n=2 075 248), 2011-2013 (n=2 302 127) and 2016-2018 (n=2 579 985). Based on transition rates between the states labour force, non-labour force,

SUBMITTER: Epping J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11816200 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature